Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Where did I get These Beliefs?

There are soe things that I don't feel too strongly about, but am a devoted poseur and tout them like nobody's bidness. There are other things that I think I believe, and believe in, but that are principally or fundamentally motivated by my contrary nature -- it isn't "siding with the underdog," it's either "I'm not like you" or "look at me, I wanna be different!"

That said, I think there are some things I feel strongly about that are not motivated by my contrarian's streak [what some lovers o' the language might rightly note as a "contrary streak"].

while I feel strongly about the following, or have, I know that some of my motivation came from a reflexive rejection -- the contrarian. The position I've reached isn't necessarily wrong, mind you. It's just that I didn't arrive at it as naturally or as fully.

2 comments:

Actually, I was trying to avoid mentioning any positions that I take just to be contrary; I wanted things that I believe in, but where I've noticed that there is something else involved -- some other pleasure.

You see, this was actually a carefully-crafted post designed to get people to consider whether they are motivated by more than intellect, and more than reason.